Easy-access Adirondack paddling: Ways to keep canoeing into your senior years
By Zachary Matson
86-year old puts together guide with 29 easy-access canoe launches
Zachary Matson
Zachary Matson has been an environmental reporter for the Explorer since October 2021. He is focused on the many issues impacting water and the people, plants and wildlife that rely on it in the Adirondack Park. Zach worked at daily newspapers in Missouri, Arizona and New York for nearly a decade, most recently as the education reporter at the Daily Gazette in Schenectady. He lives in Saranac with his family.
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Hot weather fuels harmful algal blooms on Lake Champlain
By Zachary Matson
Beaches along Lake Champlain close due to harmful cyanobacteria blooms
DEC initiates process to remove Debar Pond Lodge in northern Adirondacks
By Zachary Matson
Public invited to comment on draft plan until Aug. 15
Scientists converge on remote preserve for climate research
By Zachary Matson
Scientists and students gather each summer at the remote Shingle Shanty Preserve and Research Station to study birds, bogs and black spruce.
Park agency’s top leader cleared in Inspector General investigation
By Zachary Matson
Allegations of wrongdoing on part of Executive Director Barbara Rice found to be ‘unsubstantiated’
GRB canoe brand to move inside Blue Line
By Zachary Matson
Canoe enthusiast takes over line of racing boats
Efforts to wipe out Little Moose Lake’s smallmouth bass population backfire
By Zachary Matson
Cornell research contains unexpected lessons for managing invasive fish
Road salt oversight bill passes Senate, stalls in Assembly
By Zachary Matson
Legislation would establish committee to monitor efforts to reduce road salt use
Grant funds in action: New tech helps small towns tackle water pollution problems
By Zachary Matson
An aging wastewater treatment facility in Bolton adopts technology to reduce polluting runoff
A fair share? Grant programs fall short for the Adirondacks, officials say
By Zachary Matson
Adirondack communities at a disadvantage when competing for state funds, even as state dollars flow into the park